Aliens on Earth: The Blob from the Abyss

Posted by Greg at 03:22, 10 May 2012

Check out this minion of Cthulhu captured on a deep sea camera, about a mile beneath the surface of the ocean:

While I'm tempted to say that it's just swamp gas from a deep sea balloon trapped in a thermal pocket and reflecting the light from Venus, the blob has apparently now been identified as a rare specimen of the deep sea jellyfish Deepstaria enigmatica. Cool name, crazy-looking creature!

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Posted by Greg H. on 10 May 2012 at about 05:27.

Looks like the type of creature you'd expect to find in the oceans of Europa :)

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Posted by red pill junkie on 10 May 2012 at about 05:59.

Jellyfish my ass! that's a sub-aquatic dementor.

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Posted by jupiter.enteract on 10 May 2012 at about 12:04.

Funny thing, labels: when I still thought it was a previously unidentified mystery creature, I felt complete awe watching it; then when I learned this morning it had a name (Deepstaria Enigmatica), suddenly the awe factor went down about five notches. Like I say: funny thing--labels.

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Posted by Inannawhimsey on 10 May 2012 at about 22:03.

I noticed that as well

The same thing with horror movies & games for me -- as soon as the monster is revealed bam! imagination being much more powerful than showing the thing

and with sex as well...the anticipation and foreplay is much more worth it than the act itself

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Deepstaria Enigmatica
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Posted by DailyGrailed2012 on 10 May 2012 at about 13:11.

I think that is the greatest name ever and the official name of next kitten, that I will lovingly call "Staria"... Thanks, Daily Grail!

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Posted by Inannawhimsey on 11 May 2012 at about 00:13.

thanks, greg, for this moment of awe

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Posted by LastLoup on 11 May 2012 at about 00:27.

the silk bed sheet jelly
the thick plastic bag jelly
the ghost at the top of the stairs in a really poor photoshop job jelly
the reason why nature is still better at this than you Mr. Dawkins jelly....

and so on, and so on.....

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